Three point charges, +6.0 µC, +1.7 µC, and
−2.3 µC, lie along the x-axis at 0 cm, 1.7 cm,
and 6.0 cm, respectively.
What is the force exerted on q1 by the other
two charges? (To the right is positive.) The
Coulomb constant is 8.99 × 10
9
N · m2
/C
2
.
Answer in units of N